STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

VMware Postgres must limit the number of connections.

DISA Rule

SV-256591r887559_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256591

Group Title

SRG-APP-000001-DB-000031

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000001

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000054 - Limit the number of concurrent sessions for each organization-defined account and/or account type to an organization-defined number.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vmware-vpostgres

Note: Restarting the service runs the "pg_tuning" script that will configure "max_connections" to the appropriate value based on the allocated memory for vCenter.

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW max_connections;"

If the returned number is not greater than or equal to 100 and less than or equal to 1000, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256591

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-70-000001

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW max_connections;"

If the returned number is not greater than or equal to 100 and less than or equal to 1000, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5521